2024 | Chile, Mexico, Uruguay, Germany | Fiction

Oro amargo (Bitter Gold)

  • Spanish English, German 83 mins
  • Director | Juan Olea
  • Writer | Francisco Hervé, Moisés Sepúlveda, María Luida Furche, Agustín Toscano, Nicolás Wellmann
  • Producer | Felipe Egaña, Daniela Raviola, Francisco Hervé, Moisés Sepúlveda, Juan Bernardo González, Arturo Pereyra, Cristóbal Zapata, Virginia Bogliolo, Tom Schreiber

STATUS: Released

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In this pulse-pounding neo-western thriller set in the cutthroat artisanal mining industry in the deserts of northern Chile, 16-year-old Carola must take control of the family business and stave off greedy, gold-seeking rivals after her father gets seriously injured.

Mining Empowerment Desert Patriarchy Artisanal
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